Rifle Scopes Leveling rifle question😬

[Blackcoyote]

Using this vice thingy to level rifle, gonna plumb bob reticle after i get it level. So I level the front ring, its gtg. Move it to the back, have to tweak it, then the front gets screwed up. Am i retarded or? Should I just focus on getting either front or back level?

 

[Tokay444]

Put the level on the rail.

 

[beetroot]

I had the same issue getting my Spuhr mount level, it was about 45 degrees out!
Ultimately I realized that it doesn't matter what the rings are doing so long as the reticle is level.

Just mount it and check level with a plumbob.

 

[Matches Malone]

Technically you don’t need to level the rifle.

You could take the scope and put it in the vice, level it using plump bob, put level on it, then put it on the rifle in whatever position you plan on shooting the rifle, as long as it’s comfortable and you can be consistent.

The bullet leaving the barrel doesn’t notice the difference.

 

[spife7980]

Hang a string with a rock tied on the end at 100 yards and line it up while you’re behind the rifle to get it aligned with gravity.
Or slide a stack of playing cards under the bottom of the center housing with it in the rings almost right to level that feature if you can’t hang a string.

it’s really not that critical.

 

[Blackcoyote]

Ahh okay, badass I thought it had to be perfect. Appreciate the responses

 

[UpSideDown]

Of all the scopes on my rifles, I’ve eyeballed every one. Who cares. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that the reticle is perfectly vertical when you’re zeroing and when you’re shouting. The rifle can be at some drunken angle and not care, so long as you’re always holding the reticle vertical.

 

[buffalowinter]

As Matches Malone and UpSideDown have stated, what matters is that the reticle is level when you shoot the rifle. There have been some vehement arguments on the hide about using bubble levels and level reticles. I am in the group that believes it is very important especially the further the distance. So, what matters is not that the reticle is level with the rifle, but that it is level to the ground and that you use a bubble level on the scope to make sure it is level to the ground when you shoot. If you don't have a level, your just guessing/eyeballing whether the reticle is level. When I compete in target shooting, I have an extreme cant of about 30 degrees on the rifle. My scope reticle is level to the earth and I use a bubble level to check. The scope sits in the rings canted 30 degrees.

Cant on rifle. My Anschutz rear sight allows me to rotate it to accomodate my cant so that my sight adjustments remain true vertical and horizontal. There is a level on the rear sight.

 

[Blackcoyote]

As Matches Malone and UpSideDown have stated, what matters is that the reticle is level when you shoot the rifle. There have been some vehement arguments on the hide about using bubble levels and level reticles. I am in the group that believes it is very important especially the further the distance. So, what matters is not that the reticle is level with the rifle, but that it is level to the ground and that you use a bubble level on the scope to make sure it is level to the ground when you shoot. If you don't have a level, your just guessing/eyeballing whether the reticle is level. When I compete in target shooting, I have an extreme cant of about 30 degrees on the rifle. My scope reticle is level to the earth and I use a bubble level to check. The scope sits in the rings canted 30 degrees.

Cant on rifle. My Anschutz rear sight allows me to rotate it to accomodate my cant so that my sight adjustments remain true vertical and horizontal. There is a level on the rear sight.
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Damn thats crazy. Why purposely cant the rifle? My bad I only shoot pistol lol I don't know shit about long range

 

[seanh]

likely that's just the natural position the rifle is in for him. If you go watch small-bore matches still see that quite a bit.

 

[buffalowinter]

Damn thats crazy. Why purposely cant the rifle? My bad I only shoot pistol lol I don't know shit about long range

It allows me to keep my head erect and avoid stress on my neck by rolling the rifle/sight in front of my natural head position as opposed to rolling my head into the rifle to get behind the sight. You could be in that position for up to an hour in International competition.